Update: Stalock’s injury in third period of Worcester game clouds back-up goalie situation

BOSTON — Saturday here already on the East Coast and there’s news from Friday night.

Don’t have a lot of specifics, but goalie Alex Stalock was hurt in the third period of Worcester’s 4-3 shootout victory over the Manchester Monarchs and looks as if he won’t be coming here tomorrow to serve as Antti Niemi’s back-up against the Bruins. The unspecified injury occurred during a scrum in front of Stalock’s net.

Presuming Antero Niittymaki’s apparent injury is serious enough to sideline him, that leaves the Sharks once again in an interesting predicament: Bring up Carter Hutton from Worcester for the matinee in Boston, then hustle him back to Worcester for the night game against Providence? Scout the colleges and universities again as they did in Vancouver?

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David Pollak

David Pollak has been following the NHL forever and at the Mercury News as an editor or reporter since 1987. For almost a decade he wrote about the Sharks as the paper's Fan in the Stands before joining the sports department in 2001. He became the Sharks beat writer before the 2007-08 season and began this blog at that time. You can also follow him on Twitter at @PollakOnSharks.

According to a friend of mine who was at the game, Stalock was cut by a skate, but I don’t where on his body or how severe of an injury it was. It also wasn’t safe for those on the bench – Roy Sommer took a puck off the nose (which is now apparently broken).

PK

That’s the risk you take shuffling players back and forth I guess

El Tib

I’ve played Goalie! Put me on the Bench, Coach!

El Tib

Interesting Pacific Division Stat: The Kings have the highest Goals FOR:Goals Against ratio of all of ‘em, and they are in last place. Obvious choice for the most competitive Division in the Hock. Nice job, Dean-o.

David, can you let us know as soon as you know, who will be Nemo’s backup?

Thanks!

The game is being streamed by Yahoo today, for anyone not in the bay area (I think they black it out to IP addresses in CSNBA’s service area).

worcesterfan

He got a skate in the back of the left leg/knee. And when he tried to stand up he immediately fell and needed to be helped off the ice. Putting no pressure on the leg

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